Day 257: Even the Albularyo Agrees
At home, Rod (A) is worried about his grandmother, Lola Pacing (B), who has had a cough for weeks and trusts the albularyo, the folk healer, more than doctors.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Tagalog. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
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A
Lola, magpa-check-up na po kayo, kung puwede po sana.
Lola, please go get a check-up, if that's all right.
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B
Duda ako sa mga doktor. Sa albularyo ako nagtitiwala.
I don't trust doctors. I trust the albularyo.
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A
Lola, sa siyensiya po tayo magtiwala.
Lola, it's science we should trust.
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B
Magpakumbaba ka, apo. Sabi rin ng albularyo, magpatingin daw ako!
Don't be such a know-it-all, dear. The albularyo also told me to see a doctor!
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A
Talaga po? Kumbinsido na po ako sa albularyo ninyo!
Really? Now I'm a believer in your albularyo!
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